Quality Engineer – Life Science Optics

IDEX Corporation; Town of Henrietta (NY); On-site; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings with company

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

IDEX Health & Science seeks a Quality Engineer to ensure products meet purchase specifications, design, quality/reliability and regulatory requirements. The role requires ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to lead, support, and work independently to contribute to the company’s growth.

The incumbent will drive quality planning, audits, and continuous improvement across operations and suppliers, while maintaining strong communication with all stakeholders and ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years Quality Engineering (preferred) or related engineering experience.
• Ability to lead teams to conduct investigations to determine root cause and develop, implement, and track the closure of corrective and preventative actions.
• Demonstrated experience with batch and component assembly processes, multi-tasking in a fast paced manufacturing environment and supporting cleanroom activities.
• Familiar with modern risk and quality tools such as FMEA, Control Plans, and Statistical techniques.
• Experience with IS0 9001 or similar ISO quality management system.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) and Minitab.
• Familiarity with the use of ERP/Document Control systems (e.g. Oracle, JDE, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 5% both domestic and international.

Responsibilities

• The QE is an integral part of the organization, leading, collaborating, facilitating, and supporting the needs of the organization with a sense of ownership and integrity fostering a positive work environment and a shared Quality Culture.
• Demonstrated understanding of quality metrics, process characterization, mapping processes, Lean Manufacturing, VSM, Six Sigma, and Continuous Process Improvement.
• The ability to take initiative, a sense of ownership and follow through is essential to the health of the organization.
• Demonstration of successful customer and supplier facing interactions regarding quality qualification, returns, and continuous improvement.
• Responsible for assuring customer and supplier quality performance, and effectively communicating updates to the external parties.
• The ability to openly and willingly communicate at all levels is critical to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• The QE must be a positive team player, someone that can be counted on to contribute fully and willingly to go the extra mile to meet the goals of the team and the company as a whole.
• Lead internal and supplier quality audits
• Actively assuring compliance to IS0.9001, company policies, customer and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for assuring customer and supplier quality performances.
• Implement quality planning, control plan, FMEA, inspection methodology,.
• Work with Operations and Engineering to increase efficiency through the improvement of in-house and supplier manufacturing processes, and product quality/reliability.
• Developing and managing KPI's, databases and countermeasures as required for continuous improvements
• Participate in Material Review Board activities and feedback to suppliers.
• Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process related concerns.
• Responsible for continual improvement activities to enhance the quality system, such as 5S, Kaizen Lean methods, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality engineering

Leadership

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Oracle/JDE

Adobe Acrobat

AutoCAD

Job description

IDEX Health & Science seeks a Quality Engineer to ensure products meet purchase specifications, design, quality/reliability and regulatory requirements. The role requires ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to lead, support, and work independently to contribute to the company’s growth.

The incumbent will drive quality planning, audits, and continuous improvement across operations and suppliers, while maintaining strong communication with all stakeholders and ensuring